The National tribune., 1887-07-07
PERSONAL.

On June 20, at st. Andrews Bay. Fla, Maj. NJ.
w SIarston and Miss NJ. L. Andrews were married
1t was a quiet wedding, few friends of the bride
and groom being present. In the afternoon the
couple left for Kansas, the former home of the
bride.
The veterans of IsI2 in New York city, cele-
brated the Fourth by raising the flag ON the old
fort in Central Park Reunion aud a dinner
There are only three Of the veterans left in that
vicinity. They are Gen. Abram Daley aged 81
years; George Crigger, aged -. and Henry Morris,
aged S. They did not appear at the flag raising
which was done by deputies. and the hour was too
early for the veterans. but they joined in the Re-
union and dinner and retold the old stories of the
engagements in which they had participated.
Certainly the most talked-Of man in New York
Is the Hon. Chauncey NJ. Depew. the President Of
the New York Central Railroad, a talented lawyer,
brilliant orator. philosopher, wit, Knight Tenn
plar. President of the great Union League Club
and lot of other things that attract peoples at
tention. Last week he mustered into Laiay-
cite Post, of New York, having earned the right to
that honor by serving as Adjutant of the 18th NY.
N G.. during Lees invasion Of Pennsylvania in
1863 A large attendance gathered in the handsome
rooms of Lafayette Post to witness the ceremony.
which was conducted with fine iInpressiveness by
Commander w. +. Brown. There were mustered in
the COl. A u. IaSSlnt george
Wilson, U. ;. A.; Lieut.. Frank Thorpe. U. 5. A.;
III. L.. Phalen John r. Plummer, John Roome and
John F. Knupel. They marched in before throne
ON which the Stars and Stripes was gracefully
spread COmmandant Brown sat upon the throne,
and the Post drummers rolled their drums as the
candidates stood between a row of musIxcts.
81 have no fear gentlemen" Mr.. Depew said to
his felIow-eandidates. II understand that the only
difference between our coming ordeal and that of
Masonry is that in the latter you ride goat and in
the former you ride a Regular Army mule"
The President has appointed Julius t. Conrad
Of Washington. son OF Col. Joseph Conrad-during
mer. grandson of Gen. john NJ. Palmer. Of Illinois,
TO be eadets-at-larse at the West Point Military
Academy. The President will not have an oppor-
tunity to make further appointments TO the Acad-
envy until after the graduation of two eadets-at-
large Of the class OF 1889.
A West Virginian named Brown was ut the PEN
sion Bureau last week to furnish evidence in a
claim pending before the Office. 1t was learned
upon inquiry that his mother had borne g children
In all. Twenty Of this number were boys, Is OF
whom had served In the Union army. Two were
killed The other IA survive. Each of them draws
a pension from the Government for disabilities re-
ceived while in the service. The death of the two
boys entities the mother to q pension also. Gen.
Black says the files Of the Office failed to show
another record where the I6 sons OF one father and
mother served as soldiers In the late war.
Gen. Geo. T. welles. of Toledo, formerly Colonel
Of the 6sth Ohio has been elected Secretary Of the
Board of Trade Of Duluth. and viii shortly remove